PM: Management of medical exemptions has transferred to Royal Court

Prime Minister Bisher Al-Khasawneh
(File photo: Ameer Khalifeh/Jordan News)
AMMAN — The mechanism for obtaining medical exemptions has not changed, but rather its management has been transferred to the Royal Hashemite Court, Prime Minister Bisher Al-Khasawneh has said.اضافة اعلان

Khasawneh explained that the government initially allocated JD70 million to cover medical exemptions, and later added another JD25 million, Khaberni reported.

"The criteria (for exemptions) have not been changed, and they are managed according to the database available to the Royal Hashemite Court," the Prime Minister said.

No cancelation of exemptionsOn Monday, an official source denied reports about the cancelation of medical exemptions granted to citizens who are not covered by health insurance or the Royal Medical Services.

The source told the Jordan News Agency, Petra, that medical exemptions will continue to be provided through the Royal Hashemite Court.

He said that exemptions will continue to be granted as agreed upon by Parliament through the Ministry of Political and Parliamentary Affairs, which will in turn submit them to the Royal Hashemite Court and then return them to the MPs.


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